Project:	Hoffman Apartment
	Imperial House, Miami Beach, FL
Client:	Rolf Hoffman
Services provided:	Full architectural and engineering services for a 3000 sf apartment renovation.
Year Completed:	1994
Construction Cost:	$150,000

This condo renovation for two art collectors is a minimal backdrop, where cabinetry and even ductwork becomes works of art. With a nod to the artist Gorden Matta-Clarke, the existing dropped ceiling over the kitchen and surrounding walls were removed exposing the concrete slab above, the ac ductwork, the electrical chase and panel. The new terrazzo floor, which is throughout the apartment, is the color of beach sand and has within it sweeping zinc strips that crisscross the apartment regardless of walls. This play between memory and intervention extends even to the walls of the living room where the first layer of the former metallic and paper wallpaper was partially removed leaving only pieces of the metallic backing creating a beautiful textured effect. The bathroom walls are covered with honed limestone slabs.